Seminars & Events

The Department of Immunology, in partnership with individual and corporate sponsors, creates a vibrant learning experience through its regular seminar series and invited lectures for our graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, faculty and the broader community.

A key component of the UW Immunology experience is frequent seminars and events. From annual events such as the Department Retreat to regular research seminars, departmental activities enrich life for the UW Immunology community. See the Immunology Events Calendar for current listings of seminars, events and university dates of note.

Immunology Faculty Seminar Series

The Department of Immunology Faculty Seminars feature lecturers who discuss the latest advances in immunological research. Seminars are held Mondays at 3:30 pm during the academic year, in the Orin Smith Auditorium of the UW South Lake Union buildings. These events are open to the UW community.

Research in Progress (RIP)

The Department of Immunology presents weekly programs featuring graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Each week, a graduate student and a postdoctoral fellow present their current research activities and findings, with opportunity for audience questions. Research in Progress (RIP) is held Thursday's at 3:30 p.m. in Brotman Auditorium at South Lake Union during the academic year.

Department Annual Retreat

The Department of Immunology holds an annual two-day Department Retreat (usually on a Monday and Tuesday in September) prior to the beginning of the academic year. The Retreat provides an opportunity for faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and staff to share ongoing research through formal scientific presentations and poster sessions.

Each year, the Sandra L. Clark Lecture is given during this Retreat, with a speaker selected by the Immunology graduate students.

The 2017 Retreat is scheduled Monday and Tuesday, September 25 and 26, at the Fort Worden Conference Center in Port Townsend, Washington.

Weiser Lecture

Since 1985, the annual Russell S. and Rae Weiser Endowed Lecture has featured leading immunological investigators. In general, this lecture is held during the early spring each academic year, as part of the Immunology Seminar Series.

2018 WEISER LECTURE Monday, April 2, 2018

3:30pm, Orin Smith Auditorium, UW South Lake Union

Michel Nussenzweig, MD, PhD

Senior Physician, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Zanvil A. Cohn And Ralph M. Steinman Professor and of the Laboratory of Molecular Immunology at The Rockefeller University